2. The Story of Mary Seacole What did she do ? When did she live ? Where did she go ? How do we know ? - our visit to Soho House Museum

3. Our Visit to Soho House Museum This is our story of Mary Seacole. We saw her trunk at the museum; it had her things inside. She was very brave and helped wounded soldiers when Britain was fighting Russia in 1854. We were able to dress up as Mary.

4. Mary Seacole’s Life as a Child. Mary was born in Jamaica. Her mother was a nurse. All Mary wanted to be when she grew up was a nurse, just like her mum. She practiced her nursing on her _ _ _ _ _. She also practiced on _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _.

5. Mary’s Early Work As A Nurse This is Mary’s medicine box. It contains: 1. 2. 3. She did lots of good work in Jamaica and Panama where she helped to discover treatments for _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

6. Mary’s Travels Mary went to London to ask if she could be a nurse in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ War. They said _ _. She paid for her own journey; she had been successful at her work in Jamaica and could just afford it. She travelled…...

7. Mary Visits Turkey Mary met _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Mary spent a day and a night in her hospital. She asked if she could be a nurse there. Florence said _ _. Mary felt……. She carried on to the Crimea with her friend Mr _ _ _.

8. Mary’s Sets Up “The British Hotel” Mary Seacole and Mr Day set up the British Hotel. (Describe it) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

9. Mary Seacole on the Battlefield Mary is much more famous for going out into the battlefields and helping the soldiers there. She was called “M _ _ _ _ _ Seacole” by the soldiers. She brought medicine, food and water to help them.

10. Mary’s Life After The War Back in Britain Mary was very famous. Soldiers she had helped had come back to Britain and told her story. A four day festival with military parades was held to raise money for her. She went on to write a book about her life called ……..

11. Mary Seacole – The End www.schoolsliaison.org.uk We’d like to hear from you; for more information on learning resources for Soho House Museum and other topic packs, please visit - Thank you for using this presentation. We hope you enjoyed your visit to Soho House Museum. © BM&AG and others, 2007